20 February 1922

...essential that we have in this law complete guarantee of the rights of our state not only to complete revision and control, but also to termination on serious grounds of state.

I request that you provide your conclusion on this matter (in several lines, no more than one page) and send 2–3 excerpts of articles that provide us these guarantees. From the words of the head of affairs I conclude that such articles should be in the draft.

With communist greetings
Lenin

*Printed from a typewritten copy.*

# NOTE TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE RCP(b)

15 February 1922

Litkens is bringing before the Orgburo a list of candidates for the Academic Center (of the People's Commissariat of Enlightenment). I request that it be transferred to the Politburo.

Lenin

# NOTE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE ALL-RUSSIAN CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE*

20 February 1922

1. I request that my automatic telephone number be deleted absolutely from all papers and lists, so that no one could know this number and could not call me directly.

2. Instead of a call to this telephone, install a small light.

3. Do this no later than tomorrow, so that by Wednesday everything is already ready.

Lenin

*The note was dictated by V. I. Lenin by telephone. Printed from a typewritten copy.*

# NOTE TO THE MANAGER OF AFFAIRS OF THE COUNCIL OF PEOPLE'S COMMISSARS

23 February 1922

I request that you speak with Krasin about Gorky and do everything possible to accelerate the receipt of money by Gorky.

If there are even the slightest frictions, tell me*.

Lenin

P. S. Why did you not send me today (as promised) the reviews on the State Bank? To be late is n o t a c c e p t a b l e.

# TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE RUSSIAN SOCIETY OF THE RED CROSS

23 February 1922

Dear Comrades!

I deeply regret and apologize that owing to illness I cannot contribute a short article or letter to your collection, as it surely should have been done. All that is possible and some things that are not possible—Soviet power has done, is doing, and will do for aid to the starving. I shake your hand and wish complete success to your publication.

With communist greetings
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

*The note was written in connection with a letter received by V. I. Lenin from M. F. Andreyeva, in which she reported on the poor state of health of A. M. Gorky and requested acceleration of the resolution of the question concerning the publication of his works. V. I. Lenin noted the following passage in the letter: "Leonid Borisovich (Krasin. Ed.) will tell you about the matter of the publication of the books of Alexei Maximovich. Please, if it is necessary, hurry to decide this question; Alexei will not take subsidies or loans, he left without taking a single kopeck. Everything he had was spent, and living here, and especially getting treatment—is madly expensive."*

*Lenin showed constant concern for Gorky. In 1921, A. M. Gorky left at Lenin's insistence to receive treatment abroad. On 12 December 1921 Lenin reported in a letter to Comrade Molotov that Gorky had left Riga entirely without money and was basing his prospects on receiving author's royalties from the publication of his books. Lenin proposed that the Politburo pass a resolution to include Gorky among those comrades receiving treatment abroad at the expense of the Party or the Soviet state, and to verify that he was fully provided with the necessary sum for treatment.*